Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 97226

Social Security Benefits

Tabled: 4 December 2025
Answered: 11 December 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Department has made of the impact of digital-only communications on claimant engagement and error rates.

Answer

Andrew Western
DWP are continuing to explore the choice of contact channel to reduce the cost of benefits administration and meet the needs of our customers for faster communication. This is based on customer research. While some customers are already able to access mes...

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